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Thom Yorke

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Thom Yorke is a Electronic and Rap act. Their catalogue also touches Rock. Their sound grew out of Pixies, Neil Young, Jeff Buckley, DJ Shadow and XL Recordings. Those roots explain a lot about how Thom Yorke arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Radiohead, Jonny Greenwood, UNKLE, Beck and Grizzly Bear, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Travis, Coldplay, Lupe Fiasco, Aviv Geffen and Autolux, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 56 connections around Thom Yorke, reaching back through Pixies and forward to Travis. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Thom YorkePixiesNeil YoungJeff BuckleyDJ ShadowXL RecordingsMichael StipeJonny GreenwoodNigel GodrichTravisColdplayLupe FiascoAviv GeffenAutoluxOliver TreeAtoms for PeaceLunatic CalmRadioheadJonny GreenwoodUNKLEBeckGrizzly BearJames BlakePJ Harveyalt-J

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Thom Yorke connections

Thom Yorke grew out of Pixies, Neil Young, Jeff Buckley and DJ Shadow, shares an orbit with Radiohead, Jonny Greenwood, UNKLE and Beck, went on to shape Travis, Coldplay, Lupe Fiasco and Aviv Geffen. 56 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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